Ok, so the subject pretty much says what my problem is, but let me state it again.

I am trying to install, using yum, xinetd to my fedora12. I get this error when I type
yum install exinetd

Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again

I am doing this for a lab for my class and can not find anything current on this subject.

Let me also say that I have had a lot of problems with doing my labs for some reason. I have reinstalled Fedora12 several times and keep coming up with some sort of problem when I try to do my labs. This is just the most recent one. I'm at wits end and thought I would post here to see if anyone can help...

Thanks!
Scorp

1. I'd expect xinetd to be part of the base install TBH.

2. the turnover in Fedora versions is approx every 13 mths and I believe F14 is current and F15 close to release.
This means that the repos for F12 are no longer updated and may not even be available.

3. for a long term support free version of RHEL https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...terprise_Linux, try Centos https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Centos

HTH

You can write a fixed 'baseurl', pointing to 'the old archive'

[fedora]
name=Fedora
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/12/Everything/i386/os/
enabled=1

[updates]
name=Fedora-update
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/i386/
enabled=1

... Or better, use a long term supported OS :
The EL 6 copy SL 6 is based on Fedora 12 http://www.scientificlinux.org/